Five Proven Time

Management Techniques

Time Management

There is never

enough time, is

there? No matter

how much you get

done, there’s

always more to do.

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Time Management

There are articles to

read and reports to

write, small tasks to

start and big

projects to finish,

messes to clean up

and fires to put out.

It never ends.

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However, you can keep

procrastination at bay and become

much more productive by

incorporating into your routine the

following five proven time

management techniques

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#1 Write Your Goals

Before you do

anything else, sit

down and write

down three to

five big goals you

want to

accomplish.

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#1 Write Your Goals

Be as specific as possible. Goals should

make you stretch, but make them

achievable

Give each goal a time restriction; a week,

a month, six months, one year, two years

For each big goal, break it down into

milestones, and give each milestone a due

date.

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#1 Write Your Goals

Order the tasks in

sequence as best

as you can.

Review your

goals regularly to

remind yourself

where you're

headed.

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#2 Prioritize

Go through the tasks you’ve listed for

that goal, and figure out which one you

need to do first. Which task will take you

the furthest toward your goal?

That is your “Most Important Task,” or

MIT. Now you know where to start.

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#3 Plan Your Day

First thing in the

morning, before you

do anything else,

write down a brief

plan for your day.

Take five to ten

minutes to work on

this.

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#3 Plan Your Day

Your daily plan should have your MIT

first, because you’ve identified that as the

task that will have the greatest impact on

your life.

If possible, work on the MITs of each of

your five big goals each week.

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#4 Stop Multi-Tasking

Multi-tasking is

the number one

cause of errors and

accidents today.

You can’t possibly

do two things well

at the same time,

so don’t even try.

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#5 Reward Yourself

If your MIT takes

longer than an hour,

give yourself brief

rest periods every

30 to 40 minutes.

Your mind can’t

work non-stop. It

needs breathers.

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The key to making these techniques

work is actually doing them. Take

action. They won’t work unless you

use them.

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